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Little People :
radio code for ARVNs




Elephant Grass :
tall, sharp-edged grass found in the highlands of Vietnam




Donut Dolly:
Women from the American Red Cross




Daisy Cutter - :
a 15,000 pound BLU-82 bomb dropped by C130 to clear an LZ




POP ONE:
Throw a grenade or shot M49 grenade




Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club:
Navy Enlisted Serving in the South China Sea/Gulf of Tonkin




Two-turnin, Two-burnin:
P2V Sub Chaser on patrol




Bloused:
broken




No load:
An empty catapult use on a carrier, or someone with no common sense or intelligence




Wrinkle Neck Trout:
In the days before on board chemical holding tanks, CHTs raw sewerage was pumped directly overboard in port. Floating turds were referred to as wrinkle neck trout.




UA the AO:
UNASS the AREA of OPERATION: Leave or get out of there.




50 yards of flight line.:
Non existing rope new airmen are sent to get from Maintance NCO.




11 (eleven) up, 3 (three) down = 8 up (Ate up):
Mathematical equation suggesting someone is screwed up




Chock Kicker:
Lowest ranking aircraft ground crew member. Often applied to any flightline APG tech.




Stopper Room:
A space where a new recruit is sent below decks to let the water out of the ship.




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